How To Pronounce Oxygenate
oxygenate
In British English, oxygenate is pronounced /ˈɒk.sɪ.dʒən.eɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈɒk.sɪ.dʒə̃n.eɪt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈɑːk.sə.dʒən.eɪt/.
Oxygenate has four syllables, and the main stress falls on the first syllable. The British and American pronunciations are different, so listen to both.
Slashes / / show the phonemic transcription, the sounds that change meaning. Square brackets [ ] show the phonetic transcription, with the finer detail of how the sounds are actually made.
Syllables, Stress And Endings
Syllables And Stress
Oxygenate has four syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the first syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is Oooo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Questions About Oxygenate
How do you pronounce oxygenate in British English?
In British English, oxygenate is pronounced /ˈɒk.sɪ.dʒən.eɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈɒk.sɪ.dʒə̃n.eɪt̚].
How do you pronounce oxygenate in American English?
In American English, oxygenate is pronounced /ˈɑːk.sə.dʒən.eɪt/.
How many syllables are in oxygenate?
Oxygenate has four syllables, /ɒk/ + /sɪ/ + /dʒən/ + /eɪt/.
Where is the stress in oxygenate?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /ɒk/.
Do British and American English pronounce oxygenate the same way?
No. British English has /ˈɒk.sɪ.dʒən.eɪt/ and American English has /ˈɑːk.sə.dʒən.eɪt/.
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